OnlyFans Creators Are Now Targeting Young Teens

Using loopholes to show their loopholes

I have two young teenage sons who spend an inordinate amount of time gaming. Either playing a game themselves or watching a popular player live stream their game on the platform Twitch. It does my head in, but I think, well, it could be worse — they could be watching porn.

I thought the grunts and screams I heard resulted from them losing a game of Fortnite or cheering when their favorite player wins a competition. However, it may actually be a form of porn they are watching, thanks to the latest trend on Twitch.

Content creators — and I use the term very loosely, are moving from OnlyFans to Twitch to promote themselves and providing a lot more than computer battles and gaming tips. And the trend is growing at an alarming rate.

This week, one popular Twitch streamer, the imaginatively titled, ImJasmine earned a one-day ban for ‘accidentally’ exposing her breasts on a live stream. Looking at her Instagram posts and past live streams gives me the suspicion it may not have been accidental. She live streams videos from inflatable pools sitting on inflatable pool animals wearing small bikinis. No doubt her followers watching are also inflating in certain areas.

Her ban has led to widespread media attention and a boost to her followings. So from a marketing perspective, it is smart. From an ethical viewpoint — not so much.

OK, boomer — what is Twitch?

Twitch is a video live streaming service that primarily focuses on video game live streaming. It also offers music broadcasts and creative content but recently has moved to “in real life” streams. Amazon purchased Twitch in 2014, so it falls under the dominant Jeff Bezos business empire.

It is a very popular website — in February, it had 9.5 million active streamers. And according to Statista, 37.8% of Twitch users are aged between 10 and 19, and 61% are male.

My children fit within this demographic and, despite using the platform entirely for video games (I swear Dad!), are now being exposed to content that often violates the Twitch terms of use.

What content are they creating?

OnlyFans is a content subscription service based in England. Content creators (fast becoming the most overused term on the internet) can earn money from users who subscribe to their content on this platform. The fans pay the creators directly via monthly subscription fees.

While creators can do anything from play music to juggle, it has quickly become a platform for explicit and pornographic content. The top earners on OnlyFans are earning up to $20 million a year. But as competition amongst creators increased, the lower to middle-tier creators need ways to build their followings and are now turning to Twitch to promote their OnlyFans pages.

One OnlyFans creator who has continually pushed Twitch's boundaries is Indiefoxx (no relation to Jamie Foxx). She has been banned four times on Twitch but keeps on coming back.

Her first ban was due to wearing a very provocative see-through swimming costume. Not too explicit considering the volume of content available online but perhaps a bit much considering so many young children are watching her.

After her ban ended, Indie’s next step was to monetize her body — in more ways than one. Posing on her bed in skimpy underwear, she had the names of sponsors and fans written across her body, including her breasts. Twitch banned her again, but it has not stopped her.

Oops, I did it again

It seems a lot of ‘accidents’ occur on Twitch. Take the example of MissBehavin.

She danced around in her underwear before bending over and revealing her full ‘MissBehaviour’ for several minutes. Her excuse was she accidentally posted a video meant for her OnlyFans page to her Twitch account instead. Her punishment was a three-day ban — and worldwide media coverage.

Again if you look at her content, it is purely sexual in nature and not suitable for young teenagers.

There are plenty more examples of OnlyFans creators accidentally exposing themselves or posting the wrong videos. However, with the punishment being short bans, the reward of gaining media attention and boosts to followers are worth it.

The rewards far outweigh the risks.

Indie’s loophole

Twitch updated its Terms of Service on April 7, stating, “We don’t permit streamers to be fully or partially nude, including exposing genitals or buttocks. We do not permit the visible outline of genitals, even when covered. Broadcasting nude or partially nude minors is always prohibited, regardless of context.”

However, content creators (I really do hate this term) are finding loopholes in this. Let’s take our friend Indie — there may be some brains behind the breasts and booty as she has found a new way to lure people to her OnlyFans page. Partnered streamers are allowed to send viewers notifications and messages through Twitch’s official email. And Indie is using this loophole to email Twitch users links to her OnlyFans page.

Indie can now market explicit content — or in her words, Very, VERY HOT STUFF to Twitch users — including my young sons and others.

Hot Tub Twitch Machine

There is no doubt that Twitch is fast becoming a home to all things hot tub. Many creators are following the likes of ImJasmine by live streaming from hot tubs and inflatable pools. It has been described as the new trend on Twitch, with streamers calling these broadcasts the new “meta.”

“In December of 2020, I went on Amazon and purchased a blow-up hot tub. I wanted some kind of different content, and no one else was doing it. I got a couple of LED lights to go inside, and when it arrived I began streaming. Views took off pretty quickly, and my following started to grow pretty fast. A few streamers started noticing my views shot through the roof and also ordered a blow-up hot tub…People have said, ‘Hot tub streams existed before you.’ Yes, this is true. However, blow-up hot tub streams did not, and it never became a meta until I did it.” Twitch streamer XoAerial

And now, thanks to XoAerial, Twitch has become a repository for any female with an inflatable pool, a bikini, and a smartphone to tempt viewers.

Logging off

I frequently write about sex.

I cover a lot of wide-ranging topics, often in a humorous way. I am also an entrepreneur and market, so I am all for OnlyFans — if people can make money from sex videos and content, good luck to them. The platform is known for that and encourages it. But this story has concerned me; a video streaming service focused on gaming and with a high teen following is becoming an OnlyFans hybrid.

As a parent, I teach my young teens about respect for women, the need for consent, and acting appropriately yet they are now inadvertently getting exposed to this.

Despite their gaming obsession, they are smart, well-grounded kids. They use Twitch for their gaming and enjoy watching live streams. I thought I just needed to worry about violence in games, not gratuitous sex and nudity. Or messages asking them to subscribe to OnlyFans.

Hopefully, Twitch can eradicate these videos, or if they believe they can monetize it and think it fits within their business strategy, create a Twitch+ or a Twitch18 and over. Something that leaves Twitch to the gamers.

I can then go back to just worrying about my kid's game addiction and not being lured into paying money for X-rated content.

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